       (get-in word [:espanol])
 
       true
-      (throw (Exception. (str "get-string-1: don't know what to do with input argument: " word)))))))
+      (exception (str "get-string-1: don't know what to do with input argument: " word))))))
 
 (defn get-string [a & [ b ]]
   (cond (and (nil? b)


(declare get-string)

(defn fo [input]
  (try
    (cond 

      (= input :fail)


      true
      "")
  ;; TODO: commented out until I figure out exception-catching in Javascript
;    (catch Exception e
;      (do
;        (log/trace (str "ignoring exception: '" e "' and returning canonical form instead."))
;        (show-as-tree (get-in input [:espanol]) :espanol)))))
)
;; TODO: this is an overly huge method that needs to be rewritten to be easier to understand and maintain.
(defn get-string-1 [word & [ {usted :usted
                              tú :tu
